as in vote
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
even as the world entered the 21st century, some nations still did not permit women's suffrage
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Recent Examples of suffrage
Stimson believed the parallel crusades for temperance and women’s suffrage would remove power from the saloons and restore it to the family home.
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Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Several generations advocated for women's suffrage before the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Aug. 2024
Alice Paul, a New Jersey native, Quaker and women's suffrage and rights activist, drafted the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, three years after women were granted the right to vote − a fight that took more than 70 years.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Flashback: Ohioans elected women state lawmakers for the first time in 1922, two years after the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage was ratified.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Several generations advocated for women's suffrage before the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Aug. 2024
Alice Paul, a New Jersey native, Quaker and women's suffrage and rights activist, drafted the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, three years after women were granted the right to vote − a fight that took more than 70 years.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Flashback: Ohioans elected women state lawmakers for the first time in 1922, two years after the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage was ratified.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
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The Senate approved that bill with the help of four Republican votes. — Kevin Breuninger 2 Hours Ago Trump orders new review of U.S. Steel deal Train cars are seen in front of the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works plant in Michigan on Sept. 11, 2024.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,Michael Wayland,April Roach,Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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An appeals court judge has sharply criticized his colleagues for disallowing tens of thousands of votes in a crucial North Carolina election.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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In unofficial results, Ciesla won re-election with 52.7% of the ballots, while challenger Josha Kaplan received 47.3%.—
Phil Rockrohr,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Most states require the ballots be postmarked by or before Election Day.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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The event welcomed 100 franchise holders, commissioners and other power players for an event from Sportico and Bruin Capital, sources told Variety.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Entering the offseason, Morgan, who was a Pro Bowl linebacker for the franchise in the 2000s, didn’t pull punches with his internal evaluation of last year’s roster, specifically on the defense.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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